http://globalgrind.com/discovered/basketballen-ushttp://globalgrind.com/content/41856/Kobe-Bryant-Would-Play-BBall-In-Russia Sportaphile Asked if, like many of his fellow NBA stars, he would consider moving to Europe to play, Bryant answered very straight-forwardly. "Of course. By the way, are you the owner of a Russian team? It can be arranged for $40 million per year."]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/41856/Kobe-Bryant-Would-Play-BBall-In-Russia?sc=1#socialSportaphile8/6/2008 3:25:58 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/41650/Olympic-NBAers-Hooking-Up-With-Hookers-In-Beijing Sportaphile The tabloid rags in Asia ran a story that involved Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, and Carmelo Anthony being "loved long time" by vietnamese prostitutes. I'm sure they wanted to relax before the big beijing olympic games, but maybe they should have been more discreet.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/41650/Olympic-NBAers-Hooking-Up-With-Hookers-In-Beijing?sc=1#socialSportaphile8/4/2008 12:00:50 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/41634/Paul-Pierce-Caught-Driving-While-Black Sportaphile Paul Pierce of Boston Celtic fame was pulled over for erratic driving at around 3:30 this morning in Vegas, and apparently cops suspected he was driving wasted. Law enforcement sources tell us Pierce was stopped in front of the Tropicana Hotel and Casino and given not one but two field sobriety tests, plus a breathalyzer for good measure. He passed all three! Now here's the interesting part. After cops let him go, Paul left his car at the valet and took a cab home. He was not cited or charged.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/41634/Paul-Pierce-Caught-Driving-While-Black?sc=1#socialSportaphile8/4/2008 1:58:28 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/41008/Wizards-Gilbert-Arenas-Spends-1-Milli-on-a-Pool Ryan517 If you got it flaunt it right? This is what the Wizards' Gilbert Arenas did by investing $1 Milli on a Pool! ...]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/41008/Wizards-Gilbert-Arenas-Spends-1-Milli-on-a-Pool?sc=1#socialRyan5177/30/2008 7:13:40 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/40990/Ron-Artest-Traded-To-Houston-Rockets CEOMECCA Sacramento Kings > Houston Rockets for Bobby Jackson, a No. 1 draft pick next season and rookie forward Donte’ Green. Wow. Ron Ron and T-Mac.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/40990/Ron-Artest-Traded-To-Houston-Rockets?sc=1#socialCEOMECCA7/30/2008 2:46:21 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/40888/Ron-Artest-Traded-To-The-Rockets Sportaphile In what had been a quiet off-season, the Rockets are about to make a lot of noise. In a stunning move designed to push the Rockets from solid playoff team toward legitimate NBA contenders, the Rockets reached agreement Tuesday with the Sacramento Kings to acquire gifted but controversial forward Ron Artest, according to an NBA executive with knowledge of the deal.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/40888/Ron-Artest-Traded-To-The-Rockets?sc=1#socialSportaphile7/30/2008 11:47:06 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/39595/Charles-Barkley-Pays-Busboys-Tuition-to-Temple Sportaphile "Sir Charles told Abate he would like to help him with his tuition, and Abate wasn't sure how to respond. Barkley didn't give him much time, telling Abate that he had the length of Barkley's meal to decide. Abate wisely accepted. "He's a nice kid," Barkley said of Abate on Friday. "He was working with kids, I loved that he wanted to be a teacher, and I wanted to help him," Barkley told us by phone between stops on a flight to Reno where he was making a speech]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/39595/Charles-Barkley-Pays-Busboys-Tuition-to-Temple?sc=1#socialSportaphile7/23/2008 2:15:04 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/39336/Justin-Timberlakes-Racist-Joke-Cut-From-ESPYs Sportaphile Justin Timberlake “was teasing Paul Pierce about his “injured” knee in Game 1 of the NBA Finals during his opening monologue. In describing how quickly Pierce came back after being taken off on a wheelchair, Timberlake joked that Pierce was quickly back on the court, ’shucking and jiving.’ The comment, which was cut out of the broadcast that aired Sunday night, was met with silence from the crowd when the show taped on Wednesday before Timberlake transitioned into his next joke.”]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/39336/Justin-Timberlakes-Racist-Joke-Cut-From-ESPYs?sc=1#socialSportaphile7/22/2008 10:14:45 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/39334/Dwyane-Wades-Restaurant-Business-Closes-Down Sportaphile So much for Dwyane Wade’s venture into the restaurant business. The Heat hoopster’s two Miami area eateries have both closed their doors after very short stints of operation. Wade must be saddened to see the stores that he put so much effort into go belly-up. Or maybe not. According to the PBP, one restaurant business insider said that Dwayne was “rarely seen at either location“.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/39334/Dwyane-Wades-Restaurant-Business-Closes-Down?sc=1#socialSportaphile7/22/2008 11:10:09 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/37691/Arenas-signs-sixyear-111-Mil-with-Wizards Sportaphile Gilbert Arenas signed his six-year, $111 million contract with the Washington Wizards on Sunday, securing the return of a franchise player who is accepting less money than he was offered.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/37691/Arenas-signs-sixyear-111-Mil-with-Wizards?sc=1#socialSportaphile7/14/2008 12:59:26 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/37685/Stephon-Marbury-gets-shoe-logo-tatted-on-his-head Sportaphile “Stephon Marbury bound off the Knicks’ team bus at Vegas’ Valley High last night - a new tattoo inscribed on his left temple. The “3? logo found on his Starbury sneaker and apparel line is now a permanent part of his bald head.”]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/37685/Stephon-Marbury-gets-shoe-logo-tatted-on-his-head?sc=1#socialSportaphile7/14/2008 12:34:52 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/37098/Shawn-Kemp-Now-Wants-To-Make-Up-w-Long-Lost-Son Sportaphile Shawn Kemp may have been known for his basketball talents, but the former NBA’er was better known for planting his seed far & wide. And Luke Winn of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED checks up on the growth of Kemp’s eldest wild oat sown - Shawn Kemp Jr.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/37098/Shawn-Kemp-Now-Wants-To-Make-Up-w-Long-Lost-Son?sc=1#socialSportaphile7/10/2008 3:42:06 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/36862/Warriors-to-ink-Maggette-to-5year-deal Sportaphile The Golden State Warriors will sign high-scoring free agent Corey Maggette to a five-year contract worth around $50 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the deal can't be announced until Wednesday at the earliest, confirmed Maggette will leave the Los Angeles Clippers for a lucrative... - National Basketball Association news]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/36862/Warriors-to-ink-Maggette-to-5year-deal?sc=1#socialSportaphile7/9/2008 1:59:12 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/36772/Stephon-Marbury-Will-Attend-Knicks-Summer-MiniCamp xfactor213 Despite reports of his impending doom, an unfazed Stephon Marbury Stephon Marbury said he will not change plans and is heading to Las Vegas Friday to work out with Knicks New York Knicks veterans at a voluntary minicamp coinciding with summer league. New hire Chris Duhon and Marbury's potential point-guard successor is also expected to work out with Marbury in Vegas.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/36772/Stephon-Marbury-Will-Attend-Knicks-Summer-MiniCamp?sc=1#socialxfactor2137/8/2008 4:20:07 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/36649/Kobe-Bryant-is-Pimping-the-New-Back-to-the-Future-Kicks Sportaphile Nike has released the shoes from Back to the Future Part II. They're not releasing the actual shoe from the movie (sorry no power laces), but a pair “inspired” by the movie. They’re called Nike Hyperdunk Supremes and they’re going for as much as $2000 on eBay. To help with the launch, Nike got Laker’s MVP and NBA Finals loser Kobe Bryant to show up, sign a few graphs, and pimp the new shoes.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/36649/Kobe-Bryant-is-Pimping-the-New-Back-to-the-Future-Kicks?sc=1#socialSportaphile7/8/2008 10:37:47 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/36483/NBA-Couple-Doug-and-Jackie-Christie-Plans-13th-Wedding Talkdatishgirl Isn't that so sweet, this beautiful couple celebrate a wedding every anniversary...Dang, must be expensive but hey it works for them...Check it out and congrats to the lovely couple...]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/36483/NBA-Couple-Doug-and-Jackie-Christie-Plans-13th-Wedding?sc=1#socialTalkdatishgirl7/7/2008 4:47:50 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/36018/Beasley-injured-in-first-practice-with-Heat Craig Redman Rookie forward Michael Beasley did not finish his first practice with the Miami Heat summer league team Wednesday after being struck in the chest by a teammate’s elbow.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/36018/Beasley-injured-in-first-practice-with-Heat?sc=1#socialCraig Redman7/3/2008 11:28:36 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/35989/Its-official-Sonics-franchise-heading-for-Oklahoma-City Sportaphile Clay Bennett finally found a dollar amount that would sever his contentious relationship with the city of Seattle - $75 million. As a result, the SuperSonics are headed to Oklahoma City with Bennett leading the way, leaving behind the team name, colors and 41 years of history.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/35989/Its-official-Sonics-franchise-heading-for-Oklahoma-City?sc=1#socialSportaphile7/3/2008 10:28:49 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/35727/Baron-Davis-Signs-w-The-LA-Clippers Sportaphile Baron Davis is on his way home. A day after Davis shocked the Golden State Warriors by opting out of the final season of his contract to become a free agent, the big-game point guard is on the verge of signing a long-term deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. Though Davis refused to directly confirm his agent's declaration to The Los Angeles Times that they have agreed to sign a five-year, $65... - National Basketball Association news]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/35727/Baron-Davis-Signs-w-The-LA-Clippers?sc=1#socialSportaphile7/3/2008 1:17:37 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/35491/Kobe-wont-respond-to-Shaqs-freestyle-diss Sportaphile When L.A. Times reporter Jonathan Abrams asked Kobe how he took Shaq's jarbs during a USA Olympic Basketball team practice, Kobe said: "I didn't take it any kind of way whatsoever." Then he said he won't be answering anymore questions about Shaq and his raps. Guess we won't hear Kobe grab the mic anytime soon to spit a freestyle rap of his own.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/35491/Kobe-wont-respond-to-Shaqs-freestyle-diss?sc=1#socialSportaphile6/30/2008 5:03:14 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/35434/Inside-Darrell-Arthurs-Draft-Night-Disaster Craig Redman There are rumors that actually alter the first-round board, like one about Kansas forward Darrell Arthur having a kidney ailment. It was unfounded, but that didn't matter. Fearful teams kept passing and passing and passing on Arthur -- a projected late-Lottery pick based on his athleticism -- until he slipped all the way to No. 27 in the first round.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/35434/Inside-Darrell-Arthurs-Draft-Night-Disaster?sc=1#socialCraig Redman6/30/2008 3:29:21 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/35404/McFly-2015-Nikes-to-be-resurrected-as-Nike-Hyperdunks CJ So after years to dreaming about those sweet kicks that Marty McFly wore in Back to the Future II, they can finally be yours. (Well, a watered-down version of them can be yours.) Presenting, the Nike Hyperdunks!]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/35404/McFly-2015-Nikes-to-be-resurrected-as-Nike-Hyperdunks?sc=1#socialCJ6/30/2008 4:24:07 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/35112/Is-Candace-Parker-The-Future-Of-the-WNBA hellifiknow Well, yes. Girlfriend can dunk and she's pretty, too. She might be that first WNBA player with real crossover appeal.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/35112/Is-Candace-Parker-The-Future-Of-the-WNBA?sc=1#socialhellifiknow6/27/2008 7:13:35 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34857/Ron-Artest-Wants-Money-Not-Championships Sportaphile Recently during a radio interview, Ron Artest was asked if he’d be willing to take a pay cut, and receive less money in exchange for being on a great team who can win a title. The normal athlete would say “absolutely”…. but Ron Artest isn’t the typical athlete.........]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34857/Ron-Artest-Wants-Money-Not-Championships?sc=1#socialSportaphile6/26/2008 11:12:10 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34827/Michael-Jordan-Disses-Young-Kid-Who-Asks-for-Autograph Talkdatishgirl Never liked Michael Jordan for some reason. All the kids in the hood break their neck to buy his sneakers yet he never seems to show appreciation for the hood now he disses a little kid who asks for his autograph. Not cool at all, Mr. Jordan.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34827/Michael-Jordan-Disses-Young-Kid-Who-Asks-for-Autograph?sc=1#socialTalkdatishgirl6/26/2008 9:56:33 AM